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From: alan@allegra.UUCP
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Subject: Re: The Draft
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Date: Sat, 20-Aug-83 10:20:09 EDT
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After re-reading Laura's article, I realize my followup didn't address
itself to the real question Laura was asking, which I hear as, "Would
you support measures such as draft registration as part of an effort to
protect an ally like England from invasion?"

This is one I've thought about a lot.  Let me disgress for a moment...

	Q:	How many New Yorkers does it take to change a light-bulb?

	A:	Thirty-nine.  One to scream for help, and thirty-eight to
	stand by and do nothing.

This is certainly an example of pacifism.  Ethically, it leaves something
to be desired.  The Hitlers of the world must be stopped.  Yes, I would
have fought in World War II.  Yes, there is self-defense.  Yes, there is
coming to aid of others.  If we are talking in absolutes, then I am not
a pacifist, since there are situations in which I would fight.

Unfortunately, I don't trust our government to use its military power in
a responsible and ethical way.  This is why I oppose draft registration.


	Alan Driscoll
	Bell Labs, Murray Hill